Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 983. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 144. So, we're going to take the number 983 and add it to itself 144 times.
Step 1: 0 + 983 = 983
Step 2: 983 + 983 = 1966
Step 3: 1966 + 983 = 2949
Step 4: 2949 + 983 = 3932
Step 5: 3932 + 983 = 4915
Step 6: 4915 + 983 = 5898
Step 7: 5898 + 983 = 6881
Step 8: 6881 + 983 = 7864
Step 9: 7864 + 983 = 8847
Step 10: 8847 + 983 = 9830
Step 11: 9830 + 983 = 10813
Step 12: 10813 + 983 = 11796
Step 13: 11796 + 983 = 12779
Step 14: 12779 + 983 = 13762
Step 15: 13762 + 983 = 14745
Step 16: 14745 + 983 = 15728
Step 17: 15728 + 983 = 16711
Step 18: 16711 + 983 = 17694
Step 19: 17694 + 983 = 18677
Step 20: 18677 + 983 = 19660
Step 21: 19660 + 983 = 20643
Step 22: 20643 + 983 = 21626
Step 23: 21626 + 983 = 22609
Step 24: 22609 + 983 = 23592
Step 25: 23592 + 983 = 24575
Step 26: 24575 + 983 = 25558
Step 27: 25558 + 983 = 26541
Step 28: 26541 + 983 = 27524
Step 29: 27524 + 983 = 28507
Step 30: 28507 + 983 = 29490
Step 31: 29490 + 983 = 30473
Step 32: 30473 + 983 = 31456
Step 33: 31456 + 983 = 32439
Step 34: 32439 + 983 = 33422
Step 35: 33422 + 983 = 34405
Step 36: 34405 + 983 = 35388
Step 37: 35388 + 983 = 36371
Step 38: 36371 + 983 = 37354
Step 39: 37354 + 983 = 38337
Step 40: 38337 + 983 = 39320
Step 41: 39320 + 983 = 40303
Step 42: 40303 + 983 = 41286
Step 43: 41286 + 983 = 42269
Step 44: 42269 + 983 = 43252
Step 45: 43252 + 983 = 44235
Step 46: 44235 + 983 = 45218
Step 47: 45218 + 983 = 46201
Step 48: 46201 + 983 = 47184
Step 49: 47184 + 983 = 48167
Step 50: 48167 + 983 = 49150
Step 51: 49150 + 983 = 50133
Step 52: 50133 + 983 = 51116
Step 53: 51116 + 983 = 52099
Step 54: 52099 + 983 = 53082
Step 55: 53082 + 983 = 54065
Step 56: 54065 + 983 = 55048
Step 57: 55048 + 983 = 56031
Step 58: 56031 + 983 = 57014
Step 59: 57014 + 983 = 57997
Step 60: 57997 + 983 = 58980
Step 61: 58980 + 983 = 59963
Step 62: 59963 + 983 = 60946
Step 63: 60946 + 983 = 61929
Step 64: 61929 + 983 = 62912
Step 65: 62912 + 983 = 63895
Step 66: 63895 + 983 = 64878
Step 67: 64878 + 983 = 65861
Step 68: 65861 + 983 = 66844
Step 69: 66844 + 983 = 67827
Step 70: 67827 + 983 = 68810
Step 71: 68810 + 983 = 69793
Step 72: 69793 + 983 = 70776
Step 73: 70776 + 983 = 71759
Step 74: 71759 + 983 = 72742
Step 75: 72742 + 983 = 73725
Step 76: 73725 + 983 = 74708
Step 77: 74708 + 983 = 75691
Step 78: 75691 + 983 = 76674
Step 79: 76674 + 983 = 77657
Step 80: 77657 + 983 = 78640
Step 81: 78640 + 983 = 79623
Step 82: 79623 + 983 = 80606
Step 83: 80606 + 983 = 81589
Step 84: 81589 + 983 = 82572
Step 85: 82572 + 983 = 83555
Step 86: 83555 + 983 = 84538
Step 87: 84538 + 983 = 85521
Step 88: 85521 + 983 = 86504
Step 89: 86504 + 983 = 87487
Step 90: 87487 + 983 = 88470
Step 91: 88470 + 983 = 89453
Step 92: 89453 + 983 = 90436
Step 93: 90436 + 983 = 91419
Step 94: 91419 + 983 = 92402
Step 95: 92402 + 983 = 93385
Step 96: 93385 + 983 = 94368
Step 97: 94368 + 983 = 95351
Step 98: 95351 + 983 = 96334
Step 99: 96334 + 983 = 97317
Step 100: 97317 + 983 = 98300
Step 101: 98300 + 983 = 99283
Step 102: 99283 + 983 = 100266
Step 103: 100266 + 983 = 101249
Step 104: 101249 + 983 = 102232
Step 105: 102232 + 983 = 103215
Step 106: 103215 + 983 = 104198
Step 107: 104198 + 983 = 105181
Step 108: 105181 + 983 = 106164
Step 109: 106164 + 983 = 107147
Step 110: 107147 + 983 = 108130
Step 111: 108130 + 983 = 109113
Step 112: 109113 + 983 = 110096
Step 113: 110096 + 983 = 111079
Step 114: 111079 + 983 = 112062
Step 115: 112062 + 983 = 113045
Step 116: 113045 + 983 = 114028
Step 117: 114028 + 983 = 115011
Step 118: 115011 + 983 = 115994
Step 119: 115994 + 983 = 116977
Step 120: 116977 + 983 = 117960
Step 121: 117960 + 983 = 118943
Step 122: 118943 + 983 = 119926
Step 123: 119926 + 983 = 120909
Step 124: 120909 + 983 = 121892
Step 125: 121892 + 983 = 122875
Step 126: 122875 + 983 = 123858
Step 127: 123858 + 983 = 124841
Step 128: 124841 + 983 = 125824
Step 129: 125824 + 983 = 126807
Step 130: 126807 + 983 = 127790
Step 131: 127790 + 983 = 128773
Step 132: 128773 + 983 = 129756
Step 133: 129756 + 983 = 130739
Step 134: 130739 + 983 = 131722
Step 135: 131722 + 983 = 132705
Step 136: 132705 + 983 = 133688
Step 137: 133688 + 983 = 134671
Step 138: 134671 + 983 = 135654
Step 139: 135654 + 983 = 136637
Step 140: 136637 + 983 = 137620
Step 141: 137620 + 983 = 138603
Step 142: 138603 + 983 = 139586
Step 143: 139586 + 983 = 140569
Step 144: 140569 + 983 = 141552

So, 983*144 = 141552